Name: Chocolate Gingerbread Cookies
Prep time: 2 h 2 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 2 h 12 min
Yield: 2 dozen cookies (more or less depedning on how large you roll them)
Ingredients: 1 and 1/2 cups all purpose flour; 1 and 1/4 teaspoons ground ginger; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves; 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg, freshly grated; 1 tablespoon unsweetened Dutch-process cocoa powder; 1 stick (4 ounces) unsalted butter, at room temperature; 1 tablespoon fresh ginger, peeled and freshly grated; 1/2 cup dark brown sugar, packed; 1/2 cup unsulfured molasses; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1 and 1/2 teaspoons boiling water; 6 ounces semi-sweet chocolate, chopped into 1/4 inch chunks; 1/4 cup granulated sugar